#8B1B89#8B1B89
#8B1B89 is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.081; OKLCH L 45.7% C 0.188 H 328.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.03:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8B1B89 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(139, 27, 137) |
| HSL | hsl(301, 67%, 33%) |
| HSV | hsv(301, 81%, 55%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 80.6%, 1.4%, 45.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(34.15, 57.33, -35.02) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(34.15, 67.18, 328.58°) |
| OKLab | oklab(45.73% 0.1611 -0.097) |
| OKLCH | oklch(45.73% 0.188 328.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(15.5546, 8.0802, 24.4024) |
| Luminance | 0.0808 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Darkmagenta
#8B008B
ΔE00 1.99
Purple
#800080
ΔE00 3.50
Warm Purple
#952E8F
ΔE00 3.78
Barney Purple
#A00498
ΔE00 3.88
Darkish Purple
#751973
ΔE00 4.95
Purple (survey)
#7E1E9C
ΔE00 5.13
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8B1B89 #1B8B1D
analogous
#551B8B #8B1B89 #8B1B51
triadic
#8B1B89 #898B1B #1B898B
tetradic
#8B1B89 #8B551B #1B8B1D #1B518B
square
#8B1B89 #8B551B #1B8B1D #1B518B
split-complementary
#8B1B89 #518B1B #1B8B55
monochromatic
#250724 #581156 #8B1B89 #BE25BC #DB45D8
Accessibility & contrast
On white
8.03
#8B1B89 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.62
#8B1B89 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #8B1B89
8.03:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8B1B89 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8B1B89 | 1.00 | 8.03 | 2.62 | 8.03 |
| #FFFFFF | 8.03 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.62 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 8.03 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#00478C
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#3D5586
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#902E52
Achromatopsia (no color)
#505050
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8b1b89; /* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 27, 137); /* oklch */ color: oklch(45.7% 0.188 328.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b167ac',
500: '#8b1b89',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8b1b89; $custom-light: #b167ac; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8b1b89",
"rgb": {
"r": 139,
"g": 27,
"b": 137
},
"hsl": {
"h": 301.071,
"s": 67.47,
"l": 32.549
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.45734,
"c": 0.18803,
"h": 328.9
},
"luminance": 0.08079
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8B1B89
secondary
#45BC47
accent
#EA413D
background
#FBF6FA
surface
#F6EBF4
border
#D0C6CE
text
#110710
muted
#807A7F